Azure-eyed Ronan told us at the gala he’s trying to drown out the controversy surrounding his family. “I think it’s important to tune out some of the noise, do your job, keep your head down,” he said when we asked if he pored over reviews of his show.

The Time 100 Gala drew the most influential in the entertainment, media and political worlds, including Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and girlfriend Kate Greer (global director of social media and digital strategy for fashion brand Alice + Olivia), who sat with venture capitalist Vivi Nevo and Martha Stewart.

Google’s Eric Schmidt — still married to wife Wendy — skipped the cocktail reception and arrived at the gala dinner with glamorous brunette Bengi Korkmaz, a partner at McKinsey & Company’s Istanbul office, with whom sources naturally insist he is “just friends.”